Motorpsycho - SNAFU guitar tab
SNAFU -- Serpentine EP
Tab written by Gustav Kolstad. If any, please email comments to:
gustavkolstad@hotmail.com
By the way, this is a relatively easy Motorpsycho song from the Phanerothyme period. Played live
this song is somwhat different from the EP version (I find it a bit more intense live), e.g. that
the middle part (quiet, slow part) is missing. Still it is a great song easy to jam to and play.
The lyrics have been posted (by myself) and commented at g35, so it’s kind of proof read, but I’m
still not sure they are 100% correct (there are a couple of words missing).
Enjoy!
(SNAFU is short for "Situation Normal - All Fucked Up" for those who didn't know...)
Intro: strumming G (barre on third fret) for a while then progressing into
G-F-G-F-G-F
for a while. The melody line is basically:
e
h
g
d -7-5---5---5-7-5---5--------
a -----8---8-------8---8-7-5--
e
Verse: C-G-C-G
verse bass progression simulating the synth played at this stage (third line) into the chorus:
G# -> G#/G -> F -> D# -> D like this
e
h
g ------ 12-------12------10-------8----7-7---
d ----12-------12------10--------8------7-7--- etc...
a -11----11-10----10-8-------8-6-----6--5-5---
e
Chorus1: D (barre on fifth fret, powerchord)- E (barre on seventh fret, powerchord)last chord in
the chorus is played once and followed by:
e
h ------------------
g ----------------5--
d --------2-0-----5---
a --2-0-------3-2-3--- etc. (listen to the CD to get the timing right)
e ------3-------------
or you can skip the above riff and just go from E to G and then start of
the verse again with the C.
chorus 2: When decending from the "bass riff" above, in stead of playing
the usual D and E play F and G.
The quiet mid section I haven't bothered tabbing.
The loud mid section is a G chord strumming, ending in the following
quick progression:
G (X101212XXx) -> F (X81010XXX) -> E (X799XXX) -> D (X577XXX)
And the continue with the D-E chorus
Lyrics…
Verse:
Although my aim is getting poor
And I'm running out of steam
Although this song is sung before
chorus 1:
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
All the words are true
Sha...
And I feel brand new
Sha...
I hope the truth shines through
verse:
And if I should loose my way again
And feel the way I sometimes do
Not be all that I should be
chorus 1:
Sha...
All I need is you
Sha...
And your point of view
Sha...
To help me see it through
chorus 2:
Cause your such a heavy brew
Clear like morning dew
quiet part (mid section):
You support me when I feel so weak and tired
You will catch me when I fall
You will calm me if I'm all up tight and wired
See how....................
loud part (mid section):
I've been high on a mountain top
I've been deeper than the sea
I've been lost and I've been found
oh but I do it gladly (oh but I do declare?)
chorus 1:
Sha...
nothing can compare
Sha...
to coming back to you
Sha...
and to see your eyes and see the whole SNAFU
chorus 2:
Cause your such a heavy brew
Clear like mountain dew
outro:
it's my SNAFU x 6
